Implied provisions,
28. In every Act, unless the contrary intention appears, as to jurisdiction (a) where anything is directed to be done by or before a provincial judge or a justice of the peace or other public functionary or officer, it shall be done by or before one whose jurisdiction or powers extend to the place where it is to be done; implied powers (b) where power is given to a person, officer or functionary to do or to enforce the doing of an act or thing, all such powers shall be understood to be also given as are necessary to enable the person, officer or functionary to do or enforce the doing of the act or thing; acts to be done by more than two (c) where an act or thing is required to be done by more than two persons, a majority of them may do it; deviation from forms (d) where a form is prescribed, deviations therefrom not affecting the substance or calculated to mislead do not vitiate it; powers and duties to be exercised and performed from time to time (e) where a power is conferred or a duty is imposed on the holder of an office as such, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time as occasion requires; to be exercised and performed by holder of office for time being (f) where a power is conferred or a duty is imposed on the holder of an office as such, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed by the holder of the office for the time being; power to make by-laws, etc., to confer power to alter (g) where power is conferred to make by-laws, regulations, rules or orders, it includes power to alter or revoke the same from time to time and make others; computation of time where time limited expires on a holiday (h) where the time limited by an Act for a proceeding or for the doing of any thing under its provisions expires or falls upon a holiday, the time so limited extends to and the thing may be done on the day next following that is not a holiday; idem (i) where the time limited for a proceeding or for the doing of any thing in a court office, a land registry office or a sheriff’s office expires or falls on a day that is prescribed as a holiday for that office, the time so limited extends to and the thing may be done on the day next following that is not a holiday; number and gender (j) words importing the singular number or the masculine gender only include more persons, parties or things of the same kind than one, and females as well as males and the converse; idem (k) a word interpreted in the singular number has a corresponding meaning when used in the plural; words authorizing appointment include power to remove (l) words authorizing the appointment of a public officer or functionary, or a deputy, include the power of removing or reappointing the person or appointing another in or to act in his or her stead, from time to time in the discretion of the authority in whom the power of appointment is vested; directions to public officer to apply to successors and deputy (m) words directing or empowering a public officer or functionary to do an act or thing, or otherwise applying to the public officer by his or her name of office, include his or her successors in office and lawful deputy; reference to sections by numbers (n) where reference is made by number or letter to two or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, clauses or other provisions in an Act, the number or letter first mentioned and the one last mentioned shall both be deemed to be included in the reference; words authorizing appointment include power to appoint deputy (o) words authorizing the appointment of a public officer or functionary or the appointment of a person to administer an Act include the power of appointing a deputy to perform and have all the powers and authority of such public officer or functionary or person to be exercised in such manner and upon such occasions as are specified in the instrument appointing him or her, or such limited powers and authority as the instrument prescribes. R.S.O. 1990, c. I.11, s. 28; 1999, c. 12, Sched. B, s. 10. Words and Terms